Bottle.



M. LUTENBERGER.

BOTTLE.

APPLICATION man 1uLY1,19.14.

LQ, v Patented A191220, 1915.

WlTFU @Vlhflfd PATENT @FFlFM MIKE LUTENBERGER, OF BLOCTON, ALABAMA.

BOTTLE.

Application filed July 1, 1914.

v T all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MIKE LUTENBERGER, a subject of the King of Hungary, residing at Blocton, in the county of Bibb and State of Alabama, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Bottles, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in bottles especially adapted to be used for dispensing carbonated beverages, the object being to provide a bottle with a valve by means of which the same can be readily closed after the bottle has been filled with a oorbonated beverage such as beer, and the like.

Another and further object of my invention is to provide a bottle which is exceedingly simple and cheap in construction, the valve being so formed and arranged within the neck of the bottle, that an exceedingly tight joint is formed between the valve casing and the neck in order to prevent the carbonated gas from escaping after the bottle has been illed.

Other and further objects and advantages of the invention will be hereinafter set forth and the novel features thereof defined by the appended claims.

1n the drawings-Figure 1, is a side elevation of a portion of a bottle constructed in accordance with my invention, showing the same used in connection with what is known as a home bottler Fig. 2, is a vertical section through the neck of the bottle; and Fig. 3, is a vertical section taken at right angles to that of Fig. 2.

Like numerals of reference refer to like parts in the several figures of the drawings.

In the drawings, 1 indicates an ordinary cask such as a beer keg, 2 the faucet extending therefrom, to which is connected the home bottling apparatus 3 by means of which, the corbonated beverage contained within the keg is conveyed to the bottle to be filled, the above description being given, so that the advantages of providing a bottle with a valve as constructed by applicant, can be clearly understood.

In carrying out my invention, I employ a bottle 4 of the ordinary shape having a neck 5 provided with an annular interior enlargement 6 through which extends transversely, a tapering bore 7 which is surrounded upon the outer faces of the neck, by annular re- Specicaton of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 20, 1915.

serial No. 848,478.

cesses 8 and 9, for the purpose hereinafter described. The annular enlargement 6 is provided with tapering faces as clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 3, in order to avoid forming any abrupt obstructions within the mouth of the bottle so that liquid will pass readily through the neck of the bottle into the body thereof. Inserted in the transverse bore 7 formed in the neck of the bottle, is a tapering sleeve 10 forming a valve casing, said sleeve being provided with a flanged end 11 which fits within the recess 9 formed in the outer face of the bottle neck and after the casing has been forced into position, the end is swaged so as to form an annular flange 12 which is seated within the annular recess 8 in order to securely lock the casing in position within the bottle in order to form an air-tight joint, this being obtained by the wedging action of the tapering valve casing within the tapering bore.

The valve casing is provided with oppositely disposed openings 13 and 14 communicating respectively with the body and mouth of the bottle as clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 3 through which the liquid is adapted to pass. Arranged within the valve casing 10 is a tapering valve plug 15 which is provided with a transverse bore or opening 16 adapted to register with the openings 13 and 14 in order to form a passage to allow the liquid to pass into the bottle and out of the same. rllhe tapering valve plug fits snugly within the tapering valve casing and forms an air-tight seat between the walls thereof. The plug is provided with a threaded stem 17 at one end over which is arranged a `washer 18 which fits within an annular enlargement 19 formed in the end of the valve casing, said washer engaging the shoulder formed by the enlargement in order to prevent the plug frommoving outwardly after the same has been arranged in position and for locking the washer to the plug, I provide an ordinary nut 20 which is secured in position upon the threaded stem 17 as shown in Fig. 3. The opposite end of the plug is provided with a key-receiving socket 21 in which a suitable key is adapted to be inserted for rotating the valve plug within the casing in order to open and close the valve.

1n the operation of my improved construction of bottle in connection with a home bottler as shown in Fig. 1, the valve plug is rotated until the openings register with the openings of the valve casing and the home bottler is inserted within the mouth of the bottle and when the bottle has become illed with the carbonated beverage, the' valve plug is rotated so as to close the openings 13 and 14.

By. this construction, the disadvantages of using caps and the like are dispensed with and a bottle is provided which is so constructed that the beverage will be maintained within the same in the same condition that it is in when inserted, which enables a person to bottle beer and the like, from a Cask for lio-me purposes.

am aware that bottles have been constructed previous to my invention, with valves which are carried by detachable neck members, but in no instance am I aware that a bottle has been provided with its neck formed with a bore in which the valve casing is seated carrying a valve which enables the bottle to be manufactured very cheaply.

I claim:

l. A bottle, having an integral neck having an annular enlargement provided with a tapering transverse bore, a tapering valve casing arranged within said bore having oppositely disposed openings and provided with flanged ends for securing said casing within said bore, and a tapering plug provided with an opening revolubly mounted Within said valve casing having a socket at one end.

2. As a new article of manufacture, a bottle having a tapering bore formed in its neck, vthe ends of said bore being surrounded by annular recesses, a tapering valve casing arranged within said bore having annular flanges at its ends seated in said recesses, said valve easing being provided with oppositely disposed openings, and a rotary valve plug mounted within said valve easing.

3. A bottle, having a neck provided with an annular interior enlargement, the walls of said neck at the point of enlargement being provided with oppositely disposed tapering bores, the outer ends of said bores being surrounded by annular recesses, a tapering sleeve forming a valve casing arranged within said bores, having annular flanges seated within said recesses at its ends, one end of said sleeve being provided with an interior annular enlargement, a valve plug mounted within said valve easing provided with a threaded stem, a washer carried by said stem fitting within said annular enlargement, a nut mounted on said stem engaging said washer, said valve plug having a keyreceiving socket at its opposite end for rotating said valve within said casing.

4. A beer bottle, having an integral neck, the walls of which are provided with oppositely disposed tapering bores, a tapering valve casing arranged within said bores having an annular enlargement at one end, the ends of said valve casing being swaged iol,- securing said valve easing within said bore, a valve plug revolubly mounted within said valve casing, and a washer carried by one end of said valve plug fitting within the enlargement of said valve casing for preventing longitudinal movement oi' said valve plug.

In testimony whereof I hereunto allix my signature in the presence el two witnesses.

MIKE LUTENBERG Eli. lVitnesses C. C. l/Vi-Irrn, E. B. FAN.

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